Mountain Men moved west in the early 1800s to trap beavers and other animals for their furs. They lived a lonely existence in the rockies, living off the land as there were no towns, roads or white communities. They often Traded with the Indians and learned their skills. Once or twice a year they would return to the Mississippi to sell their furs and tell tall tales of their times.
By the 1840s the mountain men had moved on, but they had wiped out most of the beavers and fewer and fewer skins were traded at the rendezvous. In 1836, there was only 120 trappers and the beaver hats were nolonger in fashion over in the East and Europe.
Mountain men
Mountain Men moved west in the early 1800s to trap beavers and other animals for their furs. They lived a lonely existence in the rockies, living off the land as there were no towns, roads or white communities. They often Traded with the Indians and learned their skills. Once or twice a year they would return to the Mississippi to sell their furs and tell tall tales of their times.
By the 1840s the mountain men had moved on, but they had wiped out most of the beavers and fewer and fewer skins were traded at the rendezvous. In 1836, there was only 120 trappers and the beaver hats were nolonger in fashion over in the East and Europe.